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jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes:


>Has anyone had experience with these full page displays?  How do they
>look?  How do they work out?

I don't know which phosphor they use and what their refresh rate is, but 
I'm quite sure their resolution is 82 dpi, which places text at some
14% smaller that standard 72 to 75 dpi. I have a neighbor who I advised 
against getting an E-Machines "two page display" whatever they call it
because of their 82 or more dpi and their slow refresh/high persistance
phosphor. He kept insisting that his dealer (<-- big mistake, listening
to dealer) told him it was the best on the market and worth the premium
he was charging for it. Now poor Brian is stuck with composing his text 
14 points, then reducing it to 12 or 11 for formatting and printing. 
And the slow refresh/long persistance phosphor drives him nuts. He is
selling it after 1.5 years for whatever he can get for it so he can 
get an Apple Two Page display. 
 

>What would an acceptable/good/great price be for them?

I think there is one at Priority 1 in Irvine for $299, card and monitor.
I think that's a pretty good indication of the quality right there.
Take your chances... you might get lucky.

CPU speed be damned, the most important part of a computer used for
"personal productivity", whatever that is, is the human interface, 
e.g. the screen and the keyboard and mouse. With that in mind, you 
couldn't pay me to work on a Mac Plus keyboard or an EGA or CGA display.

Remember, you (generally) get what you pay for.  :^O 

Claimer:  I speak for everybody.

  --scott

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Scott Truesdell